Apparatus for massaging.



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l G. SARTORI.

APPARATUS FOR MASSAGING.

APPLIOATION FILED AUG. 14, 1902.

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No. 732,897. PATENTED JULY 7, 1903.

G. SARTORI.

APPARATUS FOR MASSAGING.

APPLIVUATIOIT FILED AUG. 14, 1902. `N() MODEL. 2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

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PATENT Patented July'r, 190s.

OFFICEc GRAZIANO SARTORI, OF BERLIN, GERMANY.

APPARATUS FOR MASSAGING.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 732,897, dated July 7,1903. Application filed August 14, 1902, Serial No. 119,595. (No model.)

u .To a/Zwz/om t may concern:

Beit known that I, GRAZIANO SARTORI, a subject of the Emperor ofAustria-Hungary, residing at Berlin, in the Kingdom of Prussia, Germany,have invented an Improvement in Apparatus for Massaging, of which thefollowing is a specification.

My invention relates to apparatus for massaging `sensitive parts ofthebody, such as Athe nose, ears, eyes, larynx, as well as inter- .nal orabdominal organs; and it relates par-` -ticularly to such apparatus inwhich a piston `adapted to move the massaging part is oper- `ated by agaseous agent, such as carbonio acid, compressed air, dac., controlledbyaringvalve. l

The object of my invention is to so arrange themassaging part of theinstrument that it will move uniformly and smoothly, so th-at incombination with suitable devices it can be used to massage the `mostsensitive parts of the body without danger of injury.

In the accompanying drawings, illustrating my invention, Figure 1 is asection showing the cylinder or actuating part of the device. Fig. 2shows the `working end of the device l provided with amassaging-point ofthe `form adapted for massaging the ears. Fig. 3 represents theform ofworking end attachment adapted for the treatment of the nose, and Fig. 4shows a modiiication of the working -end of the` device adapted to givea slapping `orvibratory massage.

l is the piston; 2, the cylinder; 3, the ring- -valve lit-ted on thepiston so as to reciprocate freely thereon. The handle 4 is hollow andserves to conduct the driving agent, such as y carbonio acid, compressedair, dac., to the cylinder, the same passing through the duct 5thereto.y Formed in the piston is the duct 6 in connection at one endwith the cylinder 2 andlat the other with the chamber 9, so that theexhaust gases can escape through the tube 37. On both sides ofthe ring 3and mounted .45

on the piston 1 is a resilient ring l0, which bears against the flanges11 at the end of the `piston 1 and duringy the operation of the' lat- 1ter and of the ring 3 is somewhat compressed .on one side or the other,and 4then owing to `its resiliency moves the ring 3 in the oppositedirection. `These rings 10 ,operate like buffers and prevent sudden andnoisy blows of the ring-valve 3 against the piston-flanges 11, even whenthe device is operated at a high pressure and speed.

The rod l2 ofthe piston 1 is provided with packing-rings 15, of leather,asbestos, or other similar soft material, impregnated with oil, fat, orother lubricant, and by means of the adjustable stu ding-boxes 14 in theneck 15 of the cylinder 2 such rings 13 can be adjusted after wear, thelubricant being pressed out of thesame, so that the piston-rod 12 islubricated thereby. The end of the piston-rod is provided with a screw1S, on which the head 16 is screwed. Through the center of the head 16is formed a hole, and a set-screw 17 enables the attachment of theexchangeable massaging-heads, which vary widely in form, according tothe particular part of the body to'be massaged. They can, for example,be straight or curved, hard or soft, or forked or split at the end, sothat cotton-wool, wool, dac., may be secured thereto.

For massaging certain parts of the body when it is desired to give thesame a slapping massage a sort of paddle forms the head 19 of thedevice, whichis securedto a pendulum 32, Fig. 4;, instead of to thepiston-rod 12, the pendulum being pivoted to a support 31, screwed onthe .neck 15 of thecylinder 2, and a head'34, screwed to the end of thepistonrod, strikes with every stroke of the piston `against the pendulum32, while the springs 33 move the pendulum back again. In this mannerthe pendulum is caused to oscillate,

lso that the massaging device 19, connected thereto, describes aswinging and beating vibrating movement, which is especially suitablefor sensitive parts of the body, such as the nose, eyes, female organs,dac. I

When it is desired to use the device for the treatment of the ears, itis provided with a small air-pump, as shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings.

On the neck l5 of the cylinder 2 is screwed a cylinder 21, provided withcut-out portions.' In this cylinder 21 issituated the air-piston 22. Onthe free end of the piston-rod 23 is provided a head-piece, whichprojects into a Inuff 24:,screwed on the rod 25,so that by turning thismuff the stroke of the air-piston 22 can be reduced or enlarged and themassage modified accordingly.

At 26 is a counter-nut for securingthe muff 24 in the desired position.The rod 25 is screwed into or otherwise detachably secured to the freeend of the piston-rod 12 of the piston l. When the piston lis inoperation, the piston 22 is moved backward and forward through theopening 28 in the cylinder-cover 27, so that air is alternately suckedin and expelled. By means of tubing 29 and a suitably-formed hollowstyle 3 0 this vibration of the air is Caused to exercise a massagingeffect on the particular part (drum) of the ear.

For massaging the interior of the nose the hollow styletis given theform of a small closed rubber bougie 35, as shown in Fig. 3. The bougie35 is inserted in the nostrils and alternately expanded and deflated, sothat a gentle but a still effective treatment of the nose is the result.

What I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

l. The combination with a cylinder having two inlet-ports adjacent tothe center thereof of apiston provided with a flange at either end andof less length than the cylinder located therein, an exhaust-passage incommunication with the atmosphere at the outer end and with the spacebetween the two flanges of the piston by way of two ports formed in thepiston, and a ring-valve mounted upon the piston between the flanges soas to slide thereon, substantially as shown and described.

2. The combination with a cylinder having two inlet-ports adjacent tothe center thereof ofapiston provided with a liange at either end and ofless length than the cylinder located therein, an exhaust-passage incommunication with the atmosphere at the outer end and with the spacebetween the two flanges of the piston by way of two ports formed in thepiston, a ring-valve mounted upon the piston between the flanges so asto slide thereon, and means for throwing the valve-ring in the otherdirection at the end 4of each stroke thereof, substantially as, shownand described.

3. The combination with a cylinder having two inlet-.ports adjacent tothe center thereof of a piston provided with a flange at either end andof less length than the cylinder located therein, an exhaust-passage incommunication with the atmosphere at the outer end and with the spacebetween the two flanges of the piston by way of two ports formed in thepiston, a ring-valve mounted upon the piston between the iianges so asto slide thereon, and a spring for throwing the valve-ring in theopposite direction at the end of each stroke interposed between suchring and each of the iianges of the piston, substantially as shown anddescribed.

4. The combination with a cylinder having two inlet-ports adjacent tothe center thereof of a piston provided with a flange at either end andof less length than the cylinder located therein, an exhaust-passage incommunication with the atmosphere at the outer end and with the spacebetween the two iianges of v the piston by way 0f two ports formed inthe piston, a ring-valve mounted upon the piston between the ianges soas to slide thereon, and a massaging instrument in actuating connectionwith the piston, substantially as shown and described.

5. The combination with a cylinder having two inlet-ports adjacent tothe center thereof of a piston provided with a flange at either end andof less length than the cylinder located therein, an exhaust-passage incommunication with the atmosphere at the outer end and with the spacebetween the two flan ges of the piston by way of two ports formed in thepiston, a ring-valve mounted upon the piston between the flanges so asto slide thereon, means for thowing the valve-ring in the otherdirection at the end of each Stoke thereof, and a massaging instrumentin actuating connection with the piston, substantially as shown anddescribed.

6. The combination with a cylinder having two inlet-ports adjacent tothe center thereof of a piston provided with a flange at either end andof less length than the cylinder located therein, an exhaust-passage incommunica'- tion with the atmosphere at the outer end and with the spacebetween the two flanges of the piston by way of two ports formed in thepiston, aring-valve mounted upon the piston between the anges so as toslide thereon, a spring for throwing the valve-ring in the opposi-tedirection at the end of each stroke interposed between such ring andeach of the flanges of the piston, and a massaging instrument inactuating connection with the piston, substantially as shown anddescribed.

7. In amassaging instrument,the combination with a cylinder of a handleprovided with a gas-passage ending in two ports adjacent to the centerof the cylinder adapted to be brought into communication with a gaseouspressure supply, a piston provided with a flange at either end and ofless length than the cylinder located therein, a piston-rod secured tothe piston, an exhaust-chamber in free communication with the atmospheresurrounding the piston-rod, an exhaust-passage formed in the piston-rodand piston in free communication with the exhaust-chamber and also incommunication with the space between the piston-iianges by way of twoports, means for securing a massaging-head to the end of the piston-rod,and a valve-ring mounted upon the piston between the iianges so as toreciprocate freely thereon, substantially as shown and described. l

8. In a massaging instrument,the combination with a cylinder of a handleprovided with a gas-passage ending in two ports adjacent to the `centerof the cylinder adapted to be brought into communication with a gaseouspressure supply, a piston provided with a fiange at either end and ofless length than the cylinder located therein, a piston-rod secured tothe piston, an exhaust-chamber in free com.-

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munication with the atmosphere surrounding the piston-rod, anexhaust-passage `formed in a the piston-rod and piston in freecommunica- `tion with the exhaust-chamber and also in communication withthe space. between the- Vpiston-flanges by Way of two ports, amassaging-head in actuating connection With the outer end of thepiston-rod,` a Valve-ring mounted upon the piston between the flanges soas to reciprocate freelythereon,and aspring Y interposed betweeneach ofthe flanges and the valve-ring for receiving the impact therew of,substantially as shown and described.

9; In a massaging device, a rod, means for GRAZIANO SARTORI.

Witnesses WOLDEMAR HAUPT, WILHELM BEER.

